Ball bearing



March 29, A1927.

mudo@ F. ELLWEKIN BALL BEARING Filed Jan.17. 1924 i awo: ne

Patented Mar. 29, 419217. j

' UNITED STATES waarna PATENT OFFICE. I

l FREDERICK ELLWEIN, F OTTER CREEK, NORTH DAKOTA.

BALL' Baume.

application ined JanuaryV 17, 1924. semi mi. saam.

The present invention relates to bearings and has for its object to provide a ball bear n embodying a substantial inner and oute-r colar having ball races in their opposing sides, and an intermediate ring constituting a retainer in which is formed a plurality of openings to loosely receive balls which project beyond the. inner and the outer sides of the ring and enter the races of the respective collars.

Other objects andv advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature Figure 3 is a sectional view on thelline- 3 3 of Figure .1,

Figure 4" is a sectional view on the 'line 4-4 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line -cf Figure 1, and

Figure t5 is a plan view of the intermediate ring.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views or the drawings by like reference characters.

The bearing comprises an outer. collar 1, an inner collar 2, an inte1inediatering 3 1n which is formed aplurality of openings4 and balls 5 disposed in the openings 4 and having a free movement therein and projecting'beyond the inner and the outer sides of the ring 3 to enter races 6 formed iii the opposing sides of the collars 1 and 2. L The rin 3 constitutes a retainer for the balls 5 an is fitted in channelsY 7 formed in the opposing sides ofthe collars 1 and 2. Oil

openings 8 are formed in the ring 3 to admit of oil being supplied to the balls 5.

.In the pieferable construction, the re-` tainer ring 3 is of solid formation, whereas the collars 1 and 2 comprise similar or like sections which are bolted or otherwise Sevcured after the parts are assembled. Itis also observed that the sectional formation of the collars provides for taking up wear in a manner well understood.

What is claimed is:

1. A bearing of the character specified comprising inner and outer collars having races in their fopposing sides, a ring rigid throughout disposed between the collars and overlapped at its flat faces by the collar and provided with a plurality vot' openings, and

ballsretaincd by and loosely fitting said openings and projecting beyond opposite sides ot' thering and entering the races of the respective collars', said balls being removable and replaceable uniPtarily with said ring. d v

`2. A bearing of the character specified comprising inner-and outer sectional collars having channels and races in their opposing sides, said collars being cut awa to provide shoulders, a ring rigid tliroug iout loosely fitting the channels of the collars overlapped at its opposite flat faces by said shoulders and provided with a pluralit of openings, and balls within and retaine by the openings ot' the ring and projecting beyond oppo.;ite sides thereof and entering the races of the respective collars, said balls being removable and replaceable with said ring.

3. A, bearing of the character specified comprising inner and outer collars, said collars having races in their facing surfaces, aid collars outwardly of the races and at Athe same surfaces provided with shoulders,

a ri ig rigid throughout disposed between the collars and at its opposite tlat surfaces being overlapped by and engaging said shoulders, and balls retained by and removable and replaceable unitarily with said ring and projectinv beyond opposite 4sides thereof and into tie races. l

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' FREDERICK ELLWEIN. 

